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Besides the auditors of the public accounts who, under the
constitution, are nominated by the Storthing, the nomination
of certain public functionaries is among its legal prerogatives, e. g.
that of the directors of the bank of Norway and of the banque
hypothécaire of the kingdom. But the rule is that the civil and military
functionaries and the clergy of the established church [1] are
appointed either by the king himself or by public functionaries
nominated by him.
The greater part of the public officials cannot be dismissed
except after judgment. A sentence to penal servitude implies
the discharge from all public functions.
The members of the council of state, the officials engaged
in the government offices, the ambassadors and consuls, the
prosecutor general of the kingdom, the prefects, the bishops, and certain
officers of superior grades may be dismissed by the king after
his having heard the opinion of the council of state. They enjoy
two thirds of their salaries till the amount of their pensions is
decided by the Storthing.
The public officials who cannot be dismissed except after
judgment, can be suspended and then enjoy the whole of their
salaries. They must immediately be prosecuted before the courts.
To officials who wish to retire, the king allots a proper
pension subject to the final decision of the Storthing.
The king is at the head of the clergy of the established church.
Concerning his legislative power in ecclesiastical matters, see the
special article on the ecclesiastical institutions.
The king has also the supreme command of the Norwegian
army and navy. They must not be increased nor decreased
without the consent of the Storthing; this consent is also necessary for
calling foreign soldiers into Norway except auxiliaries against hostile
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